The Meaning of Psalms 25:8 Explained

Psalms 25:8

KJV: Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

YLT: Good and upright is Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.

Darby: Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:

ASV: Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Good  and upright  [is] the LORD:  therefore will he teach  sinners  in the way. 

What does Psalms 25:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 25:1-22 - A Prayer For Pardon And Protection
This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21. It repeats the same expressions several or more times, such as wait, Psalms 25:3; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 25:21; ashamed, Psalms 25:2-3; Psalms 25:20; and teach, Psalms 25:4-5; Psalms 25:8-9; Psalms 25:12.
Lift up your soul to God, that its darkness may flee before His light and your maladies be healed by His saving health. If you pray to be led and taught, be quiet and wait all the day, Psalms 25:5. The anointing that you have received is all that you require, 1 John 2:27. God's holiness is no barrier but an encouragement to repentant sinners. Notice therefore, Psalms 25:8, and compare with Matthew 9:13 and Luke 15:1. What will not God do for the Name! Isaiah 63:14; Isaiah 63:16; Ezekiel 36:22-23. For God's secrets, see Genesis 18:17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. Entrust God with the keeping of your soul and you will never be ashamed, Isaiah 49:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 25

1  David's confidence in prayer
7  He prays for remission of sins
16  and for help in affliction

What do the individual words in Psalms 25:8 mean?

Good and upright [is] Yahweh upon thus He teaches the sinful in the way
טוֹב־ וְיָשָׁ֥ר יְהוָ֑ה עַל־ כֵּ֤ן יוֹרֶ֖ה חַטָּאִ֣ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ

טוֹב־  Good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
וְיָשָׁ֥ר  and  upright 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
יְהוָ֑ה  [is]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֤ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יוֹרֶ֖ה  He  teaches 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄורֶה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
חַטָּאִ֣ים  the  sinful 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חַטָּא  
Sense: sinners adj.
בַּדָּֽרֶךְ  in  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.